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A seated man on a large ornate golden throne shaped like a cobra hood, with golden lion heads at each side and leopard-print cushions, speaks into a microphone on a stand. He wears a black turban with a jewelled ornament, a rust-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, and a long red and white flower garland, and his bare feet rest on a tiger-skin cloth. His right hand is raised, palm open, in an explanatory gesture. Behind him a painted backdrop shows a red and dark multi-armed deity figure with a hooded serpent. Swamiji (probable): the turban, rudraksha mala, saffron-orange robe and ceremonial throne match the page's identification of the speaker, so he is identified as the in-person speaker on the throne.